Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 16 / Thursday, January 24, 2008 / Notices 4251 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2008–0034] 

Application for Recertification of 

Prince William Sound Regional 

Citizens’ Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of and seeks comments 

on the application for recertification 

submitted by the Prince William Sound 

Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council 

(PWSRCAC) for March 1, 2008, through 

February 28, 2009. Under the Oil 

Terminal and Tanker Environmental 

Oversight Act of 1990, the Coast Guard 

may certify on an annual basis, an 

alternative voluntary advisory group in 

lieu of a Regional Citizens’ Advisory 

Council for Prince William Sound, 

Alaska. This advisory group monitors 

the activities of terminal facilities and 

crude oil tankers under the Prince 

William Sound program established by 

the statute. The current certification for 

PWSRCAC will expire February 29, 

2008. 

DATES: Public comments on 

PWSRCAC’s recertification application 

must reach the Seventeenth Coast Guard 

District on or before February 25, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

mailed to the Seventeenth Coast Guard 

District (dpi), P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, 

AK 99802–5517. Or, hand carried 

documents may be delivered to the 

Juneau Federal Building, 709 West 9th 

Street, Room 753, Juneau, AK between 

8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Seventeenth Coast Guard District 

maintains the public docket for this 

recertification process. The application 

and comments regarding recertification 

will become part of this docket and will 

be available for inspection or copying at 

the Juneau Federal Building, 709 West 

9th Street, Room 753, Juneau, AK. 

A copy of the application will also be 

available for inspection at the 

PWSRCAC offices at 3709 Spenard 

Road, Anchorage, AK between the hours 

of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except federal holidays. 

PWSRCAC’s telephone number is (907) 

277–7222. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact LT Ken 

Phillips, Seventeenth Coast Guard 

District (dpi), (907) 463–2821. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

The Coast Guard encourages 

interested persons to submit written 

data, views, or arguments. We solicit 

comments from interested groups 

including oil terminal facility owners 

and operators, owners and operators of 

crude oil tankers calling at terminal 

facilities, and fishing, aquacultural, 

recreational and environmental citizens 

groups, concerning the recertification 

application of PWSRCAC. Persons 

submitting comments should include 

their names and addresses, identify this 

notice (USCG–2008–0034), the specific 

section of the document to which each 

comment applies, and give the reason 

for each comment. Please submit all 

comments and attachments in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. Persons wanting 

acknowledgement of receipt of 

comments should enclose stamped, selfaddressed postcards or envelopes. 

The Coast Guard plans no public 

hearing. Persons may request a public 

hearing by writing to Commander (dp), 

Seventeenth Coast Guard District, P.O. 

25517, Juneau, AK 99802–5517. The 

request should include reasons why a 

hearing would be beneficial. If there is 

sufficient evidence to determine that 

oral presentations will aid this 

recertification process, the Coast Guard 

will hold a public hearing at a time and 

place announced by a later notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Background and Purpose 

The Coast Guard published guidelines 

on December 31, 1992 (57 FR 62600) to 

assist groups seeking recertification 

under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker 

Environmental Oversight and 

Monitoring Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732) 

(the Act). The Coast Guard issued a 

policy statement on July 7, 1993 (58 FR 

36504) to clarify the factors that the 

Coast Guard would be considering in 

making its determination as to whether 

advisory groups should be certified in 

accordance with the Act; and the 

procedures which the Coast Guard 

would follow in meeting its certification 

responsibilities under the Act. Most 

recently, on September 16, 2002 (67 FR 

58440) the Coast Guard changed its 

policy on recertification procedures for 

regional citizen’s advisory council by 

requiring applicants to provide 

comprehensive information every 3 

years. For the 2 years in between, 

applicants only submit information 

describing substantive changes to the 

information provided at the last 

triennial recertification. This is the year 

in this triennial cycle that PWSRCAC 

must provide comprehensive 

information. 

At the conclusion of the comment 

period, February 25, 2008, the Coast 

Guard will review all application 

materials and comments received and 

will take one of the following actions: 

(a) Recertify the advisory group under 

33 U.S.C. 2732(o); 

(b) Issue a conditional recertification 

for a period of 90 days, with a statement 

of any discrepancies, which must be 

corrected to qualify for recertification 

for the remainder of the year; or 

(c) Deny recertification of the advisory 

group if the Coast Guard finds that the 

group is not broadly representative of 

the interests and communities in the 

area or is not adequately fostering the 

goals and purposes of 33 U.S.C. 2732. 

The Coast Guard will notify 

PWSRCAC by letter of the action taken 

on their respective applications. A 

notice will be published in the Federal 

Register to advise the public of the 

Coast Guard’s determination. 

Dated: January 7, 2008. 

Arthur E. Brooks, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Seventeenth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 08–284 Filed 1–18–08; 3:58 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–3282–EM] 

Kansas; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of 

an Emergency Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of an emergency for the State of Kansas 

(FEMA–3282–EM), dated December 12, 

2007, and related determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Washington, DC 

20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this emergency is closed effective 

December 19, 2007. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 


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